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I like the first movement [of Brahms' piano quintet] far more than you do; it has enough passion and sweep that I do not start to think about overcompositions.The finale is a little long and the andante a little too light for me, too.The scherzo is really great, also for me among the best. Not too fond of the one from the 4th symphony although I can somewhat understand what is supposed to be great. My favorite orchestral scherzo by Brahms is the one from the 2nd piano concerto but he has a few very good ones in his chamber music that are actually scherzi, not more like intermezzi (as in symphonies 1-3 and elsewhere). E.g. in all the piano quartets, B major trio, 2nd clarinet sonata...

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I like the first movement far more than you do; it has enough passion and sweep that I do not start to think about overcompositions.The finale is a little long and the andante a little too light for me, too.The scherzo is really great, also for me among the best. Not too fond of the one from the 4th symphony although I can somewhat understand what is supposed to be great. My favorite orchestral scherzo by Brahms is the one from the 2nd piano concerto but he has a few very good ones in his chamber music that are actually scherzi, not more like intermezzi (as in symphonies 1-3 and elsewhere). E.g. in all the piano quartets, B major trio, 2nd clarinet sonata...

My favorite orchestral scherzo by Brahms is the one from the 2nd piano concerto but he has a few very good ones in his chamber music that are actually scherzi, not more like intermezzi (as in symphonies 1-3 and elsewhere). E.g. in all the piano quartets, B major trio, 2nd clarinet sonata...

My favorite Brahms scherzo, period, and one of my favorite scherzi of all time. It doesn't get much better than that.

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Continuing with the listening of some other quintets, I've lately played the piano quintets by Taneyev, Weinberg, Raff, Martinu (both), Biarent and Le Flem. All of them are marvelous, excellent stuff there is, above all the Taneyev's, Weinberg's and the Martinu's Nr. 2. They were I liked the most. I find this kind of ensemble quite appealing.

Great list, Jeffrey. Bloch's first piano quintet is a stunningly powerful work with a movingly redemptive ending (I don't know the second, must rectify that). I discovered the Novak recently - a wonderful work with a beautiful theme and variations slow movement.

If you like Atterberg's Oriental Suite (who wouldn't?) you owe it to yourself to discover it in its original orchestral garb. No unsung masterpiece, but beautifully crafted miniatures. That whole Musica Sveciae disk is gorgeous.

If you like Atterberg's Oriental Suite (who wouldn't?) you owe it to yourself to discover it in its original orchestral garb. No unsung masterpiece, but beautifully crafted miniatures. That whole Musica Sveciae disk is gorgeous.